Used Porsche Cayenne (2010-2017) – performance and 0-60mph time
Every single Cayenne derivate delivers impressive performance, especially for a car of its size.
A good place to start, and nicely evo-centric, is the 4.8-litre V8 Turbo. More powerful but less thirsty than the Mk1 version, its stats are seductive: 513bhp and 533lb ft, 0-62mph in 4.2sec and 173mph flat out. At 2185kg, the Mk2 Turbo is marginally lighter than the original, but for something still weighing north of two tonnes, the claims almost defy reason, making it more accelerative than many sports cars. Even the plug-in hybrid, which can travel 22 miles on battery power alone, will crack 0-62mph in 5.9 seconds when its 3.0-litre supercharged motor joins in.
The diesels are just as forceful, especially the S which brings an improbable 382bhp and 627lb ft to the party and brushes aside the 0-62mph dash in a mere 5.4sec.
It’s hard to imagine ever wanting more performance than the plain (non-S) petrol Turbo serves up. The way it acquires speed on the lightest of throttle openings is vaguely unsettling, effortless doesn’t really do the feeling justice. But it’s what happens when you find a suitably open stretch of tarmac and bury your right foot that astounds because you discover that, far from being a low- and mid-range turbo-gorged heft-fest, this Cayenne’s inner hot rod actually resides in the upper half of its rev band.
And that’s seriously addictive. Quickly you find yourself switching to steering wheel paddles, immersing yourself in the V8 soundtrack and arriving at bends travelling far faster than you imagine a Cayenne could handle. But you’d be wrong.
The most potent second-gen Cayenne of all, the Turbo S, can muster a barely believable 562bhp and backs it up with 590lb ft of torque from just 2500rpm. That means that 0-62mph becomes a memory after just 4.1sec. In a drag race, Porsche’s Cayman GT4 would come second.
The GTS has a more economical twin-turbo V6. Not that it’s strapped for poke. Power and torque are a respectable 434bhp and 442lb ft in total, good for 0-62mph in 5.2sec, half a second quicker than the original V8 GTS could manage. In fact, there’s no such thing as a slow Cayenne in the range, the entry-level diesel, powered by a 258bhp 3.0-litre V6, has a top speed of 137mph and does 0-62mph in 7.3sec. Even the E-Hybrid is good for 151mph and 0-62mph in 5.9sec, and will do 77mph in all-electric mode.
